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worse

UK /wɜːs/US /wɜːrs/

词源

源自古英语wiersa,与古诺尔斯语verri同源,原始日耳曼语比较级形式,原意为更坏的。

adjective

❶ 更坏的,更差的,指比之前或其他人事物更不理想的状态。常用于比较两者或多者的糟糕程度。

“The weather today is worse than yesterday.”

(今天的天气比昨天更糟糕。)

“His grades got worse after he stopped studying.”

(他停止学习后成绩变得更差了。)

同义词:poorer, inferior, more unfavorable

adverb

❶ 更糟糕地,更差地,表示动作或状态比之前更不理想。常与动词连用说明程度恶化。

“He performed worse in the second game.”

(他在第二场比赛中表现得更差。)

“The car runs worse in cold weather.”

(这辆车在寒冷天气里运行得更差。)

同义词:more badly, less well

常见短语

none the worse — 没有变得更差,表示尽管经历了某事但状态未受影响。常用于安慰或说明韧性。

“He fell off the bike but was none the worse for it.”

(他从自行车上摔下来但毫发无损。)

so much the worse — 那就更糟了,用于承认某个负面情况会加剧问题。表达无奈或强调后果。

“If you won't listen, so much the worse for you.”

(如果你不听劝,那对你来说就更糟了。)